Majic Circle

Hello, there hope you don't mind the red writing but thought it would look good against the picture opposite. I have joined my first Circle Journal... called the Majic Circle.....

It's so exciting, so many ideas.... I have chosen to theme my book on: S is for Scrapping. Within the book you can use the your favourite stash.. mine will be P is for Pink... surprise suprise!!!! I ordered my blank book this afternoon so I hope it will be with me soon as I want to get started. Just have a couple of questions to clarify.

I am off to an all day Crop on Sunday, which will be fun and then straight of to my cousins in Milton Keynes for a couple of day's. My cousin Louise, stayed with me and we went to Ali Pali together. She has been really busy with her sports degree she has not even unpacked the stash that she bought.. CRIMINAL!!!! We will be having a couple of making day's whilst I am there and I am also having two tattoos. One will be to cover up a sad little teddy that I had done when I was 18. I have chosen a mythical, classical fairy. The tattoo will be in black and grey with lots of shading. My second tattoo will be on my left wrist and will be stars. one in Pink for my little girl. Finger crossed I do not pass out!!!! I will be helping my cousin with a Marathon Book as she run the London Marathon for my little girl and SCOPE a couple of years ago.

Well, i found this little robot earlier, it's cute. I know that they are very IN at the mo. It is so true that Scrapping is a step ahead......

Well fingers crosed I get my stash, I also ordered a couple of extra's.. would have been rude not to. I am also off to Sugar and Spice on Friday to get some stash for my cousin and her friend Andrea who will be cutting my hair. I will be paying her in stash... that would be so good, mind you would be homeless (but happy).... MAGIC AND SPARKLE xxxxxxx

Birthday makes.. Framed with love xxx

I had a massive tidy up yesterday arranging all my stash, I thought that my big black tote would hold more to be honest... I suppose when you go to a crop that you re-arrange to make sure that you have all that you need.

I made the frames that you can see as birthday pressie's, the pink one is for my nan, we cal her special nan.. she is so small she reminds me of Mrs Pepperpot. The brown detailed fram is for Paul's twin brother Colin, as a belated birthday gift. I was so busy making Pauls book I run out of time.. sorry Colin.

We are off to Hever Castle in Kent today, I hope that the weather holds out. I am hoping to get some decet photo's to Scrap as I want to make a layout with different photo's other than people. I have some great castle stash...

Magic and Sparkle xxxxxx

Daddy's Blue Birthday Book

I have managed to download all the photo's of Pauls book that I made him for his birthday into a slide show.. I apologise as some photo's are sideway's, but you can see what is on the page.

This is the first time that I have made a paperbag book, and I must say I am really pleased with it... I would have liked to have placed hole's down the left side and threaded through more ribbon. But, as I added more to the book's pages it got so thick I was unable to add this at the end. If I wanted to do this in the future on another book, I would make the holes at the start once I have placed all the base papers on, before I start adding the detail.

Paul is really pleased with the gift. It was really emotional making the book and we shared tears as he opened the pressie and read it. I found it so good to journal on the tag's placed within the book and have learn't how this can really make the pages come alive. I decided to make the book as a story about a princess and her daddy.....

Paul enjoyed his birthday as best he could... we went to Bluewater to try and find him a gift... 4 days on and a trip to Lakeside too, he is yet to decide what he wants... I am finding it soooo frustrating as I could spend his birthday money for him 100 times over.. Infact, at Bluewater I managed to buy some stash from an art shop and Paperchase, I have posted these below on another post.. Paul left empty handed..

Today I have added a little pet to my blog, a spider called Incy Wincey, I hope that she is well behaved when you visit....

Well, the search for a gift continues..... MAGIC AND SPARKLE XXXXXXX

Stitching challenge and stash!!

Little Haven Service- Paul and I attended a memorial service with our friends Karen and John today, it was really emotional and we were able to release balloons.. have taken some pictures.. just have to sort them out, infact I used my old camera so I can't down load.. yet!!! We placed some flowers, God I miss her so much... Love You Gabrielle xxxx

Well here is my first monthly challenge and my first attempt at stitching on a Layout. I really enjoyed it and to be honest once started I really enjoyed the stitching and got a little carried away, I hope to place it on UKS so I can enter the challenge although I am having problems applying the photo, so fingers crossed. I am lucky as my friend Shell has lent me a decent camera to get the picture. I loved using the Berry Sweet paper from K&CO....

Here it is my lovely tote that I can wheel around... I am soooo in love with it and after searhing high and low I was able to get hold of it from a shop just 2o minutes away... Artbase, we were even thinking of importing from America.

Just need some time to play around with it and make the most of the storage.. I know there is no shortage of stash to put in it!!!!! Thank you so much Paul for letting me have my birthday pressie early.. I have a big smile on my face xxxxxx

The above is from Paperchase, puffy little stickers and also a robot and angel tag, which within the shop are classified as bookmarks, I have bought them as tags for my beautiful wheelie tote bag. Where as below more stash to add to my K&CO Berry Sweet, which as you can see I have started to use...


This little case is from Tesco and was very cheap at £4, lots of room for my paints and I'm also ging to get one for all my ink and stamping bits.. that's until my stamp collection needs it's own seperate storage... As I'm dreaming about Magnolia's, Little Cotton Rabbit's and also Blonde Moments.... oooh I could go on....

Happy Birthday Daddy xxxx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL XXXXXXXXX

This is Paul's first birthday without Gabrielle, I have finished a paperbag book for Paul, and I set it out as a Once Upon A Time Story....with lots of great photo's of Paul with Gabrielle. It is also all blue.... Have not had chance to get any photo's but will catch up soon.......

Also I have managed to get some more stash.. including an early birthday pressie a wheelie tote.. by MM. I am in love with it!!!!

We have a special service tomorrow at Little Haven Children's Hospice we will be letting off balloons with messages on for our little girl..

Hope to post lots of photo's soon.. even borrowed a decent camera to get a photo of the monthy challenge... MAGIC AND SPARKLE xxxxxx

A stitch in time...

I have continued with the monthly challenge and to be honest, I am really enjoying stitching on my layout... mind you don't know how long my fingers will hold out as they are getting a little sore now from my little mis-haps with the needle.
I have also completed another couple of pages last night for Pauls book, I am getting a little woried it won't be finished, so I might have to burn the midnight oil when he is in bed.
I am speaking to some officers today as I am thinking of applying for a couple of jobs in the Police!!!! we will see....
I can't wait till Friday to show you the book, that is if it is finished...
PS. If you think of some words that I could put in the missing gaps of my A-Z of yummy things.. let me know as I still can't think of any...
MAGIC AND SPARKLE XXXX

Week 2.. second challenge....

Looks like I have got the challenge bug.... I think it is fun working with guidelines as at times when you have lots of scope that you spemd lots of time umming and ahhhing making lots of changes.


The brief... follow the sketch as shown, use ribbon as it is May, use some stamps and then doodle as the challenge is by the Doodlebug team.
I used my lace as the number strip, the smaller circles are journalling circles by Heidi Swapp, the clock and photo corners are also by Heidi Swapp. I stamped on the journal cicles with Blonde Moments stamps.
I enjoyed placing the ribbon on the clock to represent the
hands... something different to what I would usually do.
As for the doodling I took a brave step and drew stitching around photo and also placed hearts around the title... this was a big step for me as I feel scared that I may ruin the Layout...
I had a great time at the Crop yesterday and have started on my little gift for Paul I think I was a little optimistic as I thought that I would actually finish the book. I am lucky as Paul is on lates all week, so I have a few more day's yet.. I will post the book when it is completed, think I will use a slide show.. that is if the book comes out ok.

I have also started the Team Challenge on UKS which is about your favourite place and you need to use stitching.. I am so shocked as I can't even sew on a button and I have managed to sew all around the edge. I am going to use my yummy Berry Sweet papers as I will be able to incorporate my garden.... as I just love spending time in it... so fingers crossed it all goes well...xx Magic and Sparkle xxx